Charlie was a farmer and they had 3 sons, George Huia born in June 1914, Nelson Lewis born in June 1916 and Herbert Dilworth (Pat) Cooper born in November 1918. Charlie and May were divorced during the mid-1940s; with May subsequently moving to Auckland where she died on 16 December 1954. Charlie was remarried in 1972 and he died on 3 Apr 1978 at the age of 86 in Gisborne.